Well, Ben, I'll venture a guess on the rear drop-outs on that Cecil Walker. First, the derailleur hanger is a later add-on to something that was originally thought of as a path racer or equivalent. Second, the lovely hooks were, I'd suspect, for some kind of tie-down straps. Note the drilled eyes just where you'd want to locate a pannier carrier. And the rather beefy seat stays, where my limited knowledge would have expected "pencil" ones for the apparent vintage.
But, I could well be wrong. Pity about the hack-saw butchering at the seat cluster.
harvey sachs mcLean va
Ben Kamenjas wrote:
Listed on Oz eBay is a Cecil Walker frame with some ends/dropouts the like of which I've never seen. Wondering if anyone has seen such or if they are just an obscure Aussie thing. Major funky, but possibly repaired on the driveside going by the paint.
http://www.cyclebucket.com/
ciao,
Ben Kamenjas
Kensington, Australia